Automobile brake



Patented May 15, 1928 UNITED 5mm 1,070,000 PATENT OFFICE.

HENRI PERROT, OF PARIS, FRANCE, ASSIGN OR TO BEN DIX CORPORATION, OF CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS, 'A. CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS AUTOMOBILE BRAKE.

Original application filed August 25, 1922, Serial No. 584,324. Divided and this application filed February 12, 1925. S eria1 No. 8,631. J-

- This invention relates to brakes, and is illustrated as embodied in an automobilefinishing the drum surface with sufficient accuracy, on the inside for engagement by the shoes or the like, and on the outside to fit against a part.of the backing plate. Moreover especially when descending long hills, the drum becomes heated and is likely to be distorted more or less, and this adds greatly to the difliculty of securing a joint which is always tight.

The present invention contemplates reinforcing the'drum by a radial outwardlyextending flat flange at the free edge of the cylindrical braking flange, such a radial' flange not only guarding effectively against distortion, but moreover being cheaply and accurately finished to a truly circular outline exactly coaxial with respect to the drum, thus making a tight joint possible by providing the backing plate with an axiallyextending flange closely encircling the radial flan e of the drum.

T e above and other features of the invention, including various novel combinations of parts and desirable particular constructions, will .be apparent from the following description of one illustrative embodiment'shown in thelaccompanying drawing,

in which:

The figure is a vertical transverse section through one front wheel and its associated brake.

as expansib'le shoes or the like 24. As ex-- plained in my co-pending applications Nos. 584,324, filed Aug. 25, 1922, and 689,219, filed Jan. 29, 1924, the shoes 24 or their equivalent may be controlled by a cam operated through a universal joint 26 by a shaft 28 rocked by an arm 30 connected 'to the brake pedal or bther operating mechanism, the shaft being", slidably supported at its inner end in ball 32 having universal drum is provided, at the free edge of the' cylindrical flange 22,:with a flat radial outwardly-extending flange 40, which is easily and accurately finished to'have a truly circular outline exactly {coaxial with respect to the axis of the wheel and drum. A tight joint is insured by providing the backing plate 42 with a relatively short. axially extending flange 44 which closely encircles the radial flange 40.j-It will be seen that notonly is a tight joint formed in an inexpensive manner, due to the small amount of accurate machining required, but that the joint extends horizontally, which guards, it against most of the dirt and mud, etc., and also it faces the wheel 10, which serves as a shield to keep the dirt and mud away from the joint. F ortlie last reason, while most of the advantages of the invention can be secured'with any-\wheel, a disk is preferred.

While one illustrative embodiment -has been described in detail, it is not my intention to limit the scopeof the invention to that particular embodiment, or otherwise than by the termsof the appended claims.

I- claim:

1. In combination, a disk wheel having a brake drum, a backing plate having an axially-extending flange of substantially the same thickness as the body portion of the plate encircling the free edge of'the drum to provide a joint facing toward and shielded by the disk wheel, and friction means enclosed between the drum and backing plate anchored on the backing plate.

2. In combination, a disk wheel having a brake drum with a cylindrical braking'flange and an outwardly-extending circular. radial flange having an axial thickness no greater than the radial thickness of the radial flange, a backing plate with apylindrical flange closely encircling the radial flange to form a joint facing t- Ward and shielded by the disk Wheel, and friction means enclosed between the drum and backing plate anchored on the backing plate.

3. A brake comprising a brake drum having a cylindrical braking flange and a mari ginal flange of substantially the same axial thickness as the radial thickness of the braking flange extending radially of the cylinjacent the drum, the marginal flange and the backing plate havingtWo angularly disposed and respectively closely juxtaposed surfaces.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

HENRI PERROT.

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